Many months have passed since RRRA members were forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to replace face to face club meetings with a monthly directed net. Fortunately this isolation will be somewhat ameliorated at 7pm on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, with the first RRRA Virtual Club Meeting which will be conducted through the Zoom teleconferencing service.
The fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in [the October 15, 2020] Federal Register. The deadline for comments is November 16, and the Reply comment deadline is November 30.
With this in mind, I am extending the following suggestions you might consider using in writing to the FCC in response to the NPRM. Our thanks to Dave Siddall K3ZJ, ARRL Counsel, for these guidelines. Be sure to carefully review the paragraphs “Some Suggestions” as the information therein will assist with much of the applicable background.
This subject is critical, the timing is critical. I urge you to contact the FCC. Address and related information is contained in the article referenced in the Federal Register. Please use your own words to express your objections to the proposed fees.
These events have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are applications for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and annual regulatory fees.1
The proposed charges:
RRRA club equipment will be moved to a new storage location starting at 9am on Saturday, August 29th. The move should be completed by noon; all assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Please read W0HNV’s announcement—posted to the RRRA Club Discussions mailing list—for the addresses involved and his contact information.
